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•Original Power PointBy

Chris Reeves

Additions to the original By Jack Wheeler Clovis Ca.

Email: jack@powerpointstojesus.com

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Book of Jeremiah

Prepared by Chris Reeves * Winter Quarter 2004

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•Book of Jeremiah

Prepared by Chris Reeves * Winter Quarter 2004

Kings of Judah / Israel - Captivity

Chart of the KingsChart of the Kings

Lesson

29

►Judah (approx 697-586)

Hezekiah (Isaiah, Micah, Hosea)►Fits at the end of lesson 28 and the beginning of 29. He is the pivot

king that bridges the periods of the divided kingdom and Judah alone

Manasseh (Isaiah)

Amon Josiah (Zephaniah, Nahum, Jeremiah, Habakkuk)

Jehoahaz (Zephaniah, Jeremiah)

Jehoiakim (Jeremiah)

Jehoiachin (Jeremiah)

Zedekiah (Jeremiah, Ezekiel)

Kings of Judah and Israel

Good King

Worst King

In his 14th year, Sennacherib of Assyria came up against all the fenced cities of Judah and took them Hezekiah prayed for help and God struck the

Assyrian host with a plague Hezekiah became ill and was first told

he would die; then his life was extended 15 years (2 Kings 20:1-11) Emissaries from Babylon came to visit

Hezekiah. Showed them the treasures of Jerusalem. Isaiah rebuked him. Predicted that the treasures would be taken to Babylon

Hezekiah (Judah) Clock 1029 years 2 Kings 18:1-20:21; 2 Chron 28:27-32:33; Isaiah 36-39

Prophets:

Isaiah, Micah, Hosea

Enemies:

Sennacherib of Assyria,

Merodach-Baladan of

Babylon

Very wicked – Worst King Built altars and set up image of Asherah in the

house of God Burned his sons in the fire Dealt in witchcraft and related matters Worse than the Amorites who were cast out

before the Israelites in Joshua’s day

Was taken captive by the king of Assyria and put in prison in Babylon Repented; prayed to God; and was allowed to

come back to Jerusalem

Manasseh (Judah) Clock 1055 years 2 Kings 21:1-18; 2 Chron 32:33-33:20

Prophet:

Isaiah

Wicked like Manasseh He did not repent

Killed by his own servants

Amon (Judah) Clock 102 years 2 Kings 21:18-26; 2 Chron 33:21-25

Most likely the BEST king Judah ever had in its history Judah’s destruction is still declared mainly

because of the sins of Manasseh He purged idols from Judah and Jerusalem

and from the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and Naphtali

Gave orders for the temple to be repaired Workmen found a copy of the law of Moses Josiah dismayed at the message Assembled his people; read the law publicly;

renewed the covenant with God

Josiah (Judah) Clock 1031 years 2 Kings 21:26-23:30; 2 Chron 33:25-35:27 Prophets:

Zephaniah, Nahum,

Jeremiah, Habakkuk

Prophetess Huldah:

“the destruction of Judah was

inevitable; but postponed for Josiah’s sake”

Began a campaign to destroy idolatry Defiled Topeth in the valley of the sons of

Hinnom to stop the worship of Molech Destroyed the high places in Jerusalem that

Solomon had built for his heathen wives Destroyed the shrine to the golden calf at

Bethel fulfilling the prophecy of 1 Kings 13:1-3

He and those of his kingdom observed the greatest Passover since Samuel’s day

He was slain in battle with Pharaoh-Necho at Megiddo

Josiah (Judah) Clock 1031 years 2 Kings 21:26-23:30; 2 Chron 33:25-35:27

Prophets:

Zephaniah, Nahum,

Jeremiah, Habakkuk

Primary Enemy:

Assyria was in the process of falling to the Medes and

Babylonians

Pharaoh-Necho of Egypt

Very wicked Son of Josiah – made king by the people Taken as prisoner to Egypt where he died

Jehoahaz (Judah) Clock 103 months 2 Kings 23:31-34; 2 Chron 36:1-3

Prophets:

Zephaniah, Jeremiah

Very wicked Another son of Josiah – made king by

Pharoah-Necho

Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made Judah his tributary Jehoiakim was loyal 3 years, then rebelled Bands of Chaldeans, Arameans, Moabites,

and Ammonites came up against Judah Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem

Took captives and treasures from the city Daniel was included in this group Jeremiah predicts a 70 year captivity (25:8-11)

Jehoiachim (Judah) Clock 1011 years 2 Kings 23:34-24:6; 2 Chron 36:4-8; Jer 22:18-19; 36:1-32

Prophets:

Jeremiah

Daniel, chosen to serve in the court of

the kings of Babylon

Primary Enemy:

Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon

Wicked Son of Jehoiakim Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem

Jehoiachin and his officials surrendered and went out to the king

He and 10,000 craftsmen of Judah were deported to Babylon

Ezekiel the prophet was taken

Recognized by the Jews as the rightful heir to David’s throne, lineage of Christ Released from prison and allowed a place of

honor among captive kings in Babylon

Jehoiachin (Judah) Clock 113 months 2 Kings 24:6-16; 25:27-30; 2 Chron 36:8-10; Jer 22:24-30

Prophets:

Jeremiah

Ezekiel, the prophet to the common

Jew in Babylonian

captivity

Wicked Another son of Josiah

Made puppet king by Nebuchadnezzar

Rebelled against Babylon – Jerusalem was besieged

Jerusalem fell; the walls were battered into rubble City was burned; the temple was destroyed All remaining treasures from temple were taken Remaining people except the very poorest taken

captive Zedekiah’s sons and officials killed before his

eyes. His eyes were put out and he was taken captive

Zedekiah (Judah) Clock 1111 years 2 Kings 24:17-25:7; 2 Chron 36:10-23; Jer 34, 37, 52

Prophet:

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: “too late to avoid destruction.”

Not a king Not of the royal blood line Appointed as “puppet governor” over the

remaining poor in the land Set up headquarters at Mizpah Jews who had fled to Moab, Ammon, Edom

and other countries came back and harvested abundant crops

The King of Ammon hired Ishmael to murder Gedaliah – and he also killed many others

Remaining Jews fled to Egypt taking Jeremiah with them

Gedaliah (Judah) Clock 112 months

2 Kings 25:22-26; Jer 40:1-44:30

The Years of the Kings Israel

Fell to the Assyrians in 721 B.C.

Judah Fell to the Babylonians in 586 B. C.

Years of the Kings: United Kingdom 1042 B.C. – 922 B.C. (120) Divided Kingdom (Israel) 922 B.C. – 721 B.C. (201) Divided Kingdom (Judah) 922 B.C. – 586 B.C. (336) Total Years Under the Kings – 456

All dates are approximate

Daniel, EzekielDaniel, Ezekiel

Clock 11Clock 11Daniel, EzekielDaniel, Ezekiel

Clock 11Clock 11

The Captivity The Captivity

The Captivity - Clock 11 Judah has been devastated

God’s chosen people The great nation God promised to Abraham The land God gave them as an inheritance

All seems to have come to a tragic end

God’s Condition:“….'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on

eagles' wings and brought you to Myself. Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a

special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are

the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel." ……Then all the people answered together and said, "All that the LORD has spoken

we will do….” (Exodus 19:3-8)

The Captivity – Clock 11 The generation of Moses’ day was sure

they could keep God’s commandments, however: They built a golden calf within 6 weeks of agreeing

to worship no other gods (Exod 19:8; 24:3,7) The Israelites murmured many, many times Were warned many times they had to obey God Deuteronomy sets forth the conditions under which

they would be allowed to keep the land Chapter 28 shows one of the most vivid descriptions

of their destruction

The Captivity – Clock 11 Choices

The word “IF” tells man that he has a “choice” Israelites had a choice (Deut 30:15-20) Man today has a choice to make

“and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power” (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9)

“and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power” (2 Thessalonians 1:7-9)

Joshua warned them before his death (Joshua 23-24)

The Captivity – Clock 11 The Prophets:

When the Israelites served God – He fought for them When unfaithful – He allowed an enemy to oppress

them Instead of learning lessons as they should have, the

conditions worsened in the land The Lord sent prophet after prophet to warn them of

impending doom The people would not listen The prophets wrote their messages as proof that God

did warn them Israelites made their own choice to go their own way

The Babylonian Empire - Clock 11

The Captivity – Clock 11 The prophet Daniel

Was taken captive in the first group (606BC) Trained to serve in the king’s palace Given honored positions in the kingdom

Evidence shows that the Jews were allowed to establish prosperous and comfortable colonies along an irrigation canal called the River Chebar

Many Jews longed for the day to return home! The warning of the prophets had great meaning now

They knew that they must obey God’s law

The Captivity – Clock 11

Made Babylon the chief city of the world Covered 200 square miles Walls surrounded the city

Some wide enough for chariots to pass on top Babylonians not as cruel as the Assyrians

Tended to leave all people exactly where they found them as long as they accepted Babylonian rule

Nabonidus was the last actual king Left Belshazzar in charge in Babylon on the night

God’s handwriting on the wall pronounced Babylon’s doom

The Captivity – Clock 11 EZEKIEL

Was taken in the second group of captives

Lived in a Jewish colony by the banks of the river Chebar in Babylon

In a powerful vision, he was allowed to look upon Jerusalem as only God could see

Ezekiel was greatly moved by this

The Captivity EZEKIEL

Asked if God was going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel

Was told those set apart as serving God would not be harmed (9:5-9)

The same is true today (Rev 14:13; Jude13-14) God would be loyal “IF” (1 Kings 9:3-9; James 5:15-16)

The time has come – His plan is on schedule The promises of God are just as true concerning His

punishment as His promises of blessing (Heb 6:18; 2 Pet 3:9, 14)

The Captivity Another Promise to Abraham

All nations would be blessed through One who would come through Abraham’s seed (Gen 12:3)

Another prophet raised like Moses (Deut 18:15-22) A King to reign forever on David’s throne (2 Sam

7:11-16) God has not forgotten His promise

God could fulfill His plan for the redemption of mankind whether Israel was faithful or not (Esther 4:10-14)

If Israel had served God faithfully He would have blessed them greatly – God has not forgotten them, but they must be punished

The Captivity God’s Remembrance

Other nations were totally destroyed – never to rise again

God continued to remember the Israelites Ezekiel’s vision included the promise that the faithful

would one day return home (Ezekiel 9:6; 11:13, 16-21; Amos 9:8-10)

The same is true today:

"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” (Mat 7:21)

The Captivity Jeremiah’s Prophecy

Never again would there be a king of the royal line reigning in Jerusalem

God would raise up a Righteous Branch to David who would be a King to judge righteously (Jer 22:28-23:6)

Specified the length of time that the kingdom of Judah would be in captivity:

“For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My

good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place.” (Jeremiah 29:10)